Lawrence Radiack

Lawrence Radiack (2 December 1940-12 October 1967) was a Corporal of the United States Marine Corps. Radiack was killed in action during the Vietnam War in 1967 at Hill 517.

Biography
Lawrence Radiack was born in Columbus, Ohio on 2 December 1940. He was drafted into the United States military at the age of 25 in 1965 and was trained as a sniper with the Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle. Radiack reached the rank of Corporal in his time served in the Vietnam War, and proved himself worthy of leading a squad of men. In 1967 he took over a squad of 20 US troops and led an attack on the Viet Cong outpost of Hill 517. He was killed in the attack on the firebase, along with the rest of his squad.